Monday, July 26, 1999

By Kathryn Bender, Star-Bulletin
The women's freshmen crews take off at yesterday's
Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association Championships
at Keehi Lagoon.

The canoe club notches 12
first-place finishes on its way
to the OHCRA championships

By Jim Mendoza
Special to the Star-Bulletin

PLAYING the numbers game, the Outrigger Canoe Club hit the jackpot at yesterday's 20th Annual Oahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association Championships at Keehi Lagoon. The perennial power cashed in 12 first-place finishes and three second-place showings to capture the OCHRA crown for the fourth time in the past five years.

Outrigger's 85 points easily outdistanced defending champion Lanikai, which finished second with 72 points. Kailua Canoe Club came in third with 67.

Consistency was the key. Outrigger registered scores in 27 of the regatta's 34 events, spreading the wealth among the clubs 190 paddlers.

"I'm elated," said Outrigger's first-year coach and crewman David Horner. "It couldn't have happened without every member of this club. I feel that we did an excellent job of fielding our best crews and letting them go out there and have at it on the water."

Horner said his club's patience also paid off. Outrigger didn't take the lead until 24 races had been run. Up until then, Lanikai was in the driver's seat. Then in the men's junior division race with both clubs tied, Lanikai made a costly error. It misjudged the second turn and buried the flag at the half-mile mark. The mistake disqualified Lanikai's crew, opening the door for Outrigger.

"That was definitely a key turning point," Horner said. "That was a chance for us to score points when they were out."

"We thought we had a good shot at winning," Lanikai coach Kalani Irvine said. "But little mistakes like that didn't help. We would have loved to have won the regatta, but it's more important to qualify crews for the state."

A strong showing in the early going by Kailua bolstered its hopes going into the HCRA State Championship on Aug. 7, at Hanakaoo Beach, Maui. The club jumped in front during the morning races on the strength of its boys and girls teams. Kailua's youngsters paddled to two first- and three second-place finishes in the day's first seven events.

"We take a lot of pride in our kids. We know where our strength is," said Kailua coach Clifford Ornellas. "We make them feel important, but I don't know if they know how important they are to the club."

One of Outrigger's finer moments came when it captured the prestigious senior men's race, beating Kailua by a whopping 29 seconds.

Meanwhile, Hawaii Kai's Hui Nalu women's team raced to first in the senior women's event, outdistancing second-place Waimanalo.

OHCRA Championship Regatta

At Keehi Lagoon

AA Division (17 crews or more):

1. Outrigger, 85. 2. Lanikai, 72. 3. Kailua,
67. 4. Hui Nalu, 41. 5. Hui Lanakila, 33.

A Division (16 crews or less):

1. Waikiki Surf, 21. 2. Keahiakahoe, 17. 3.
(tie) Leeward Kai, Waimanalo, 11. 5. Anuenue, 10. 6. Healani, 4. 7. (tie)
Honolulu, Makaha, 1. 9. Kai `Oni, 0.

Boys

12 (1/4 mile): 1. Lanikai (Jason Poole, Geoffery Long, Kaheakai Williams, Jonny Kono, Jack Lavelle, Kelly Wilkins), 2:07.79. 2. Kailua, 2:15.99. 3. Hui Nalu, 2:25.31. 4. Keahiakahoe, 2:26.32. 5. Leeward Kai, 2:26.60. 6. Outrigger, 2:43.20. 7. Makaha, 2:59.93.
13 (1/4 mile): 1. Outrigger (Peter Vanlier Ribbink, Cutter Rolles, Kyle Morgan, Jay Loui, Robby Field, Darragh O'Carroll), 1:55.00. 2. Kailua, 1:59.17. 3. Lanikai, 2:03.91. 4. Hui Nalu, 2:06.30. 5. Keahiakahoe, 2:07.77. 6. Makaha, 3:15.18.
14 (1/4 mile): 1. Kailua (Kaina Neuman, Jonathan White, Keleka Kawamura, Kaimi Brede, Logan Quitevis, Daniel Baldauf), 1:56.31. 2. Keahiakahoe, 1:56.55. 3. Outrigger, 1:58.03. 4. Waikiki Surf, 2:01.85. 5. Lanikai, 2:04.96. 6. Hui Nalu, 2:18.70.
15 (1/2 mile): 1. Leeward Kai (Jacob Kaiu, Brad Keali`inohomoku, Chad Wahinehookae, Reuben Robles, Imi Landen Kotrys, Dustin Barrett), 3:56.66. 2. Kailua, 4:03.30. 3. Hui Nalu, 4:03.61. 4. Outrigger, 4:04.56. 5. Lanikai, 4:11.57.
16 (1/2 mile): 1. Lanikai (Milan Tresnak, Ethan Creps, Kellen Lewis, Chris Driscoll, Mark Zienkiewicz, Dash Almedia), 3:56.44. 2. Hui Nalu, 3:59.65. 3. Keahiakahoe, 4:01.98. 4. Outrigger, 4:10.02.
18 (1 mile): 1. Lanikai (Steven Murphy, Nick Torngren, Casey Nickels, Eric Almedia, Ryan Wheelock, Karel Tresnak), 7:36.97. 2. Waikiki Surf, 7:39.64. 3. Outrigger, 7:50.05. 4. Leeward Kai, 8:07.94. 5. Hui Lanakila, 8:28.67. 6. Kailua, 8:30.09. 7. Hui Nalu, 8:40.46.

Girls

12 (1/4 mile): 1. Kailua (Karla Custer, Rachel Humel, Cady Uyeoka, Maria Kanehailua, Dara Hazma, Natasha Baldauf), 2:18.12. 2. Keahiakahoe, 2:19.14. 3. Leeward Kai, 2:22.75. 4. Outrigger, 2:25.61. 5. Hui Nalu, 2:26.35. 6. Lanikai, 2:26.70. 7. Makaha, 2:36.70. 8. Hui Lanakila, 2:45.56.
13 (1/4 mile): 1. Outrigger (Jennifer Tokin, Avery Cavanah, Kai Bourne, Elizabeth Stams, Ali Rigg, Amy Lawson), 2:13.87. 2. Lanikai, 2:19.94. 3. Kailua, 2:21.10. 4. Hui Nalu, 2:21.39. 5. Keahiakahoe, 2:21.65. 6. Waikiki Surf, 2:29.82. 7. Makaha, 2:46.08.
14 (1/4 mile): 1. Outrigger (Erin Larsen, Brooke Brissette, Lindsey Young, Lindsay Princenthal, Jessica Hancock, Briana Ackerman), 2:13.17. 2. Kailua, 2:16.60. 3. Lanikai, 2:20.60. 4. Hui Nalu, 2:22.31. 5. Makaha, 2:29.59.
15 (1/2 mile): 1. Outrigger (Chelsealani Converse, Chelsea Stanley-Muirhead, Megan Abbott, Jessica Issacs, Kelsey Rigg, Nani Loui), 4:33.57. 2. Waikiki Surf, 4:35.30. 3. Kailua, 4:41.96. 4. Healani, 4:49.54. 5. Hui Nalu, 4:53.59. 6. Leeward Kai, 4:56.55. 7. Lanikai, 4:59.31. 8. Hui Lanakila, 5:04.19. 9. Keahiakahoe, 5:13.12.
16 (1/2 mile): 1. Lanikai (Jessie O'Gorman, Tai Hawkins, Chrisse Twomey, Irie Richards, Olivia Webster, Pomai Lancaster), 4:33.23. 2. Hui Lanakila, 4:45.64. 3. Kailua, 4:46.97. 4. Outrigger, 4:50.54. 5. Leeward Kai, 5:01.35. 6. Hui Nalu, 5:12.31. 7. Healani, 5:39.51.
18 (1/2 mile): 1. Lanikai (Kathryn Shimmon, Ahia Dye, Mina Elison, Lindsey Wong, Jessica Hawkins, Thea Von Geldern), 4:31.62. 2. Hui Nalu, 4:33.77. 3. Kailua, 4:37.28. 4. Keahiakahoe, 4:42.42. 5. Anuenue, 5:01.52. 6. Waikiki Surf, 5:08.02. 7. Outrigger, 5:13.36.

Men

Novice B (1/2 mile): 1. Hui Lanakila (Derek Leek, Eric Phillips, Ryan Lopes, Jed Gushman, Tracy Freitas, Scott McPhail), 3:42.41. 2. Waikiki Surf, 3:49.51. 3. Lanikai, 3:52.35. 4. Healani, 3:56.65. 5. Kailua, 4:00.71. 6. Outrigger, 4:06.39. 7. Waimanalo, 4:08.89. 8. Anuenue, 4:15.38. 9. Hui Nalu, 4:23.54.
Novice A (1 mile): 1. Hui Lanakila (John DeMarco, Eddie McGowan, Joseph Posito, Dean Hirahara, Bryant Natividad, Chris Bettis), 7:39.38. 2. Lanikai, 7:42.20. 3. Outrigger, 7:44.97. 4. Anuenue, 7:47.17. 5. Healani, 8:19.59. 6. Kailua, 8:22.51. 7. Keahiakahoe, 8:26.86. 8. Waimanalo, 8:47.59.
Freshmen (1 mile): 1. Outrigger (Will Estes, Matthew Rigg, Ben Komer, Sage Spalding, Craig Gamble, Jacob Vaughn), 7:20.53. 2. Lanikai, 7:24.47. 3. Waikiki Surf, 7:38.72. 4. Anuenue, 7:45.83. 5. Kailua, 8:11.89. 6. Healani, 8:18.02. 7. Keahiakahoe, 8:40.28.
Sophomore (1 mile): 1. Outrigger (Courtney Seto, Mark Rigg, Walter Guild, Marc Haine, Andrew Glatzel, Billy Balding), 7:14.20. 2. Lanikai, 7:50.98. 3. Hui Lanakila, 8:10.41. 4. Makaha, 8:39.66. 5. Leeward Kai, 8:45.81.
Juniors (11/2 miles): 1. Outrigger (Courtney Seto, Mark Rigg, Walter Guild, Marc Haine, Andrew Glatzel, Billy Balding), 11:15.17. 2. Waikiki Surf, 11:21.45. 3. Hui Nalu, 12:39.03. 4. Hui Lanakila, 12:57.67. 5. Kailua, 13:12.77.
Seniors (2 miles): 1. Outrigger (Bill Pratt, David Horner, Ikaika Kincaid, Mark Sandvold, David Buck, Kael Heyer), 15:11.97. 2. Kailua, 15:40.80. 3. Healani, 16:11.99. 4. Lanikai, 16:17.92. 5. Hui Nalu, 16:36.73. 6. Waikiki Surf, 16:45.72. 7. Keahiakahoe, 17:12.49.
Masters 35 (1 mile): 1. Hui Lanakila (Miles Sakai, Tomas Schlotman, Jim Hewitt, Raven Aipa, Fred Delos Santos, Leighton Look), 7:12.11. 2. Kailua, 7:31.32. 3. Outrigger, 7:34.69. 4. Lanikai, 7:41.96. 5. Makaha, 8:33.58.
Masters 45 (1/2 mile): 1. Kailua (Bobby Boldon, Cy Kalama, Paul Shaner, Eassie Wells, Read Spencer, Benie Quitevis), 3:52.88. 2. Outrigger, 4:02.35. 3. Lanikai, 4:07.94. 4. Hui Nalu, 4:14.20. 5. Honolulu, 4:19.44.
Masters 53 (1/2 mile): 1. Outrigger (Tay Perry, Michael Clifford, Chris McKentlie, Poki'i Vaughan, Joseph Dubiel, Bruce Ames), 4:00.10. 2. Kailua, 4:02.67. 3. Anuenue, 4:02.91. 4. Lanikai, 4:09.42. 5. Healani, 4:13.03. 6. Hui Nalu, 4:46.30.
Open 4 (1/2 mile): 1. Lanikai (Kai Bartlett, Gio Camuso, Rocky Owens, Jiom Foti), 3:51.73. 2. Hui Nalu, 4:02.86. 3. Hui Lanakila, 4:06.23. 4. Outrigger, 4:26.19. 5. Waimanalo, 4:41.42. 6. Waikiki Surf, 4:44.45. 7. Healani, 4:48.67. 8. Leeward Kai, 5:06.46.

Women

Novice B (1/2 mile): 1. Waimanalo (Pomai Konohia, Raenelle Kanakaole, Lani Konohia, Kayleen Konohia-Williams, Leilani Thomas, Corey Huihui), 2:10.37. 2. Waikiki Surf, 2:12.20. 3. Kailua, 2:12.76. 4. Anuenue, 2:13.14. 5. Lanikai, 2:15.25. 6. Healani, 2:19.87. 7. Hui Lanakila, 2:21.54. 8. Hui Nalu, 2:23.69.
Novice A (1 mile): 1. Kailua (Courtney Meek, Susan Maher, Robin Kalama, Leigh Lasher, Kristi Weiss, Tita Kim), 4:25.96. 2. Outrigger, 4:26.55. 3. Lanikai, 4:34.85. 4. Hui Lanakila, 4:45.07. 5. Waimanalo, 4:45.67. 6. Hui Nalu, 4:48.18. 7. Healani, 4:49.89. 8. Keahiakahoe, 5:07.95. 9. Makaha, 5:38.07.
Freshmen (1 mile): 1. Lanikai (Maria Fregeau, Tyler Zienkiewicz, Sarah Gilman, Ferol Kaalele, Kathy Layshon, Zoe Horvath), 8:52.76. 2. Hui Nalu, 9:04.85. 3. Kailua, 9:14.96. 4. Outrigger, 9:21.96. 5. Waikiki Surf, 9:22.46. 6. Hui Lanakila, 9:43.48. 7. Keahiakahoe, 10:18.43. 8. Waimanalo, 10:24.53.
Sophomore (1 mile): 1. Hui Nalu (Nicole Bates, Dane Ward, Nina Pacewicz, Patsy Vasquez, Jennifer Armstrong, Becky Fardal), 8:51.41. 2. Outrigger, 8:57.61. 3. Hui Lanakila, 9:12.91. 4. Lanikai, 9:22.69.
Juniors (11/2 miles): 1. Outrigger (Mary Smolenski, Sara Ackerman, Diana Allen, Pamela Clifford, Tracy Selling, Kisi Haine), 8:44.11. 2. Hui Lanakila, 8:45.75. 3. Hui Nalu, 8:58.35. 4. Lanikai, 9:39.14. 5. Makaha, 10:22.47.
Seniors (2 miles): 1. Hui Nalu (Kelly Wong, Kelly Fey, Chris Jahrling, Nikki Queyryl, Meagan Harrington, Kaui Pelekane), 13:08.46. 2. Waimanalo, 13:18.22. 3. Keahiakahoe, 14:57.31. 4. Outrigger, 15:31.17. 5. Lanikai, 16:05.35. 6. Kailua, 16:53.46.
Masters 35 (1 mile): 1. Kailua (Donna Meyer, Connie Johnson, Kathy Erwin, Anne Malama, Carleen Ornellas, Suzy Thompson), 8:17.68. 2. Waikiki Surf, 8:37.69. 3. Lanikai, 8:39.12. 4. Outrigger, 8:43.57. 5. Hui Nalu, 8:46.30. 6. Anuenue, 9:43.44.
Masters 45 (1/2 mile): 1. Outrigger (Paula Crabb, Pam Zan, Susan Heitzman, Patricia Nagatani, Maureen Kilcoyne, Michelle St John), 4:33.84. 2. Anuenue, 4:37.16. 3. Hui Nalu, 4:47.76. 4. Kailua, 4:48.06. 5. Lanikai, 4:49.69.
Masters 53 (1/2 mile): 1. Outrigger (Diane Stowell, Ulalani Friese , Carol Cook, Ann Cundall, Patty Mowat, Keanueanue Rochlen), 4:37.79. 2. Lanikai,
4:43.36. 3. Anuenue, 4:49.65. 4. Kailua, 4:50.49. 5. Hui Nalu, 4:50.77.
Open 4 (1/2 mile): 1. Hui Nalu (Julie Horner, Tammy Kanea`akala, Lorey Bode, Darcie Wilcox), 4:45.70. 2. Waimanalo, 4:50.23. 3. Kailua, 5:10.80. 4. Hui Lanakila, 5:11.73. 5. Healani, 5:13.76. 6. Lanikai, 5:41.63. 7. Waikiki
Surf, 5:41.86. 8. Makaha, 5:42.84. 9. Leeward Kai, 5:43.42. 10. Outrigger, 6:14.02.

Mixed

10 (1/4 mile): 1. Keahiakahoe (Kevin Snodangrass, Jayna Kapono, Michelle Balutski, Brae Salis, Beau Salis, Kawika Smith), 2:08.36. 2. Lanikai, 2:17.98. 3. Kailua, 2:29.41. 4. Hui Lanakila, 2:29.62. 5. Waikiki Surf, 2:32.80. 6. Hui Nalu, 2:33.47. 7. Outrigger, 2:34.16. 8. Makaha, 3:35.29.
12 (1/4 mile): 1. Keahiakahoe (Chris Figueroa, Kristina Lonayao, Sarah Cosma, Rene Rivera, Hailana Hauki, Ty Fu), 2:07.18. 2. Leeward Kai, 2:10.17. 3. Kailua, 2:14.85. 4. Hui Lanakila, 2:16.84. 5. Lanikai, 2:24.69. 6. Healani, 2:33.42. 7. Hui Nalu, 2:36.63. 8. Waimanalo, 2:39.59. 9. Waikiki Surf, 2:54.46.
Novice (1/4 mile): 1. Hui Lanakila (Melissa Gatmaitan, Marcie Matsuo, Kathy Sakama, Malo Torres, Harvey Huekso, Kainoa Asato), 2:00.63. 2. Waikiki Surf, 2:01.42. 3. Makaha, 2:06.66. 4. Kailua, 2:08.70. 5. Lanikai, 2:09.48. 6. Waimanalo, 2:11.31.
Open (1/2 mile) 1. Lanikai (Rich Lambert, Bruce Lukas, John Foti, Rachel Spear, Tammy Castleforte, Tina Marie Batara), 3:50.37. 2. Kailua, 3:56.04. 3. Hui Lanakila, 4:02.13. 4. Honolulu, 4:05.98. 5. Leeward Kai, 4:13.55. 6. Hui Nalu, 4:18.45. 7. Healani, 4:24.49. 8. Outrigger, 4:30.90.
Masters 40 (1/2 mile) 1. Outrigger (Paula Crabb, Elizabeth Perry, Genie Kincaid, Mark Rigg, Walter Guild, Marc Haine), 3:50.93. 2. Hui Nalu, 3:53.41. 3. Kailua, 3:58.19. 4. Lanikai, 4:00.35. 5. Anuenue, 4:13.02. 6. Waikiki Surf, 4:16.97. 7. Makaha, 4:37.40.

Specials

Special (1/4 mile): 1. Kailua (Micah Santos, Kalani Kane, Joshua Kamakeeaina, Paul Bland, Michael Scott, Bradley Wong), 2:02.92. 2. Lanikai, 2:17.98. 3. Kailua, 2:29.41. 4. Hui Lanakila, 2:29.62. 5. Waikiki Surf, 2:32.80. 6. Hui Nalu, 2:33.47. 7. Outrigger, 2:34.16. 8. Makaha, 3:35.29.